# Daily Mail API: Search news

> Searches Daily Mail-published articles by keyword, newest first or by relevance, with optional publication dates and paging, and returns each article's headline, summary, time, authors and section. Covers up to the 200 matches Daily Mail search offers; syndicated wire stories are excluded.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/dailymail.co.uk/search-news
- Method: `dailymail.co.uk/search_news`, version 1
- Website: dailymail.co.uk
- Returns: headline, summary, published time, authors, section, link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `page` | integer | no |  | Page of article results, for example 1. Default 1. |
| `sort` | string | no |  | Sort by newest or most relevant, for example newest. One of "newest", "most_relevant". Default "newest". |
| `query` | string | yes | `"Tesla"` | Words to search for, for example Tesla. |
| `to_date` | string | no |  | Latest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-29. |
| `from_date` | string | no |  | Earliest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-01. |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `50` | Maximum articles on a page, for example 20. Default 20. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "query": "Tesla",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "articles": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/article-16161311/lauren-sanchez-diamond-necklace-cost-state-dinner-xi-jinping.html",
      "authors": [
        "Raven Saunt"
      ],
      "section": "Fashion",
      "summary": "The 56-year-old looked radiant at the state dinner for Xi Jinping earlier this week - but it was not just her physique that caught the eye.",
      "headline": "Eye-watering cost of Lauren Sanchez's diamond necklace revealed after wowing at state dinner",
      "published_at": "2026-09-26T16:59:11+01:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-16161153/Tiffany-Trump-stuns-golden-gown-White-House-state-dinner.html",
      "authors": [
        "Raven Saunt"
      ],
      "section": "Galleries",
      "summary": "The 32-year-old showcased her sense of style at the black tie gathering at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday evening.",
      "headline": "Tiffany Trump stuns in golden gown at White House state dinner",
      "published_at": "2026-09-25T18:23:56+01:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/article-16159143/tiffany-trump-gown-state-dinner-xi-jinping-white-house.html",
      "authors": [
        "Raven Saunt"
      ],
      "section": "Fashion",
      "summary": "The 32-year-old showcased her sense of style at the black tie gathering at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday evening.",
      "headline": "Tiffany Trump looks ethereal in flowing golden gown at state dinner for Xi Jinping",
      "published_at": "2026-09-25T05:33:52+01:00"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"dailymail.co.uk/search_news","input":{"query":"Tesla","max_results":50}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Find the latest Daily Mail articles about the Princess of Wales, with headlines, authors and when they were published
- What has been written about the junior doctors' strike between 2025-03-01 and 2025-03-31? Give me the most relevant pieces first.
- Show me page 2 of recent news stories mentioning Erling Haaland, 30 per page
- Pull up dailymail.co.uk coverage of the Reform UK party since 2025-06-01, newest first, including each article's section and link
- I need articles on Ozempic weight loss side effects, sorted by relevance, just the top 10 with summaries

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page of article results, for example 1."
    },
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "most_relevant"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "newest",
      "description": "Sort by newest or most relevant, for example newest."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Words to search for, for example Tesla."
    },
    "to_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-29."
    },
    "from_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Earliest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-01."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum articles on a page, for example 20."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "articles"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "articles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "headline",
          "summary",
          "published_at",
          "authors",
          "section",
          "link"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "link": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "authors": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "section": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "headline": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [Daily Mail API: Read an article](https://fous.com/methods/dailymail.co.uk/read-article.md): Reads a public Daily Mail article from its link, or from a headline (the best-matching result of the site's search), and returns its text and details; live blogs give the latest entries shown on the page.
- [BBC News API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/bbc.com/search-news.md): Finds BBC News articles matching search words, newest first or by relevance, with publication time, authors, section and summary, optionally limited to a date range. Date filters and newest order apply to the first 180 search matches; older or less relevant matches may be missed.
- [The Guardian API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/theguardian.com/search-news.md): Searches Guardian articles by keyword through the public Google News feed for theguardian.com, optionally within publication dates, ordered newest first or by relevance, and returns each article's headline, summary, authors, section and publication time from its Guardian page.
- [Yahoo API: Search Yahoo News](https://fous.com/methods/yahoo.com/search-news.md): Searches Yahoo News articles by keyword, newest first or by relevance, with optional publication dates and pages; returns only articles hosted on Yahoo News, with authors, original publisher and section.
- [The New York Times API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/nytimes.com/search-news.md): Searches New York Times article headlines and summaries by keyword, optionally within a date range, and returns matching articles with dates, authors, sections and links, newest or most relevant first.
- [Reuters API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/reuters.com/search-news.md): Searches Reuters articles by keyword through Google News, with optional publication date range, order and page. Summaries and bylines are filled in when Reuters serves the article page.
- [Dailymotion API: Search videos](https://fous.com/methods/dailymotion.com/search-videos.md): Searches Dailymotion videos by keywords, ordered by relevance, newest upload, or most views. Returns up to 100 public results.
- [Fox News API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/foxnews.com/search-news.md): Searches Fox News articles by keyword, with date filtering, ordering and pagination, over the first 100 matches.
- [All Daily Mail methods](https://fous.com/methods/dailymail.co.uk.md)
